Here’s a buried lede in a story about Elon Musk’s lack of integrity and transparency: Tesla set up its Shanghai operations in 2019 as an unrestricted subsidiary with very limited visibility. Because of this arrangement, Tesla’s investors only get a piecemeal snapshot of the China business’ contributions to the overall company. Tesla has been able … Continue reading “Tesla’s US operations are still largely unprofitable after 18 years.” →

Tesla’s “dumbest” factory yet, located in Germany, already has become one of the least attractive for workers. One current employee, who requested anonymity out of fear of losing their job, describes the Berlin gigafactory as “total chaos.” […] In the last year, Tesla dropped from being German engineering graduates’ second preferred employer (behind Google) to sixth. … Continue reading Workers Flee “Chaos” of Tesla Factory →

English history is replete with notable warnings via story telling such as King Ludd, who allegedly motivated his followers (Luddites) to stand against empty technologist acceleration and for measured and regulated human professionalism. It turns out Germans may also have expressed similar principles in public discussion, coining the dubious word “getürkt” (faked) during the start … Continue reading Why Germans Will Call Tesla “Getürked” (Faked) →

Firefighters remarked on how much water and time they had to waste, as if they didn’t get the memo from 2013: Tesla engineering is an environmental disaster. Multiple fire departments were dispatched to a vehicle fire at Mile Marker 137 on Interstate 80 Westbound in Cooper Township just before 11 a.m. Tuesday.  Multiple departments had … Continue reading Another Day, Another Tesla Fire Disaster →